Edited: 10/27/18
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto does.
Thinking/Time Skips
Jutsu/Point of View
Demons/Summons Talking
"Normal Talking"
"Demons/Summons talking in her head"
Naruto opened her eyes only to wince from the brightness of the white hospital walls. She took one breath before wrinkling her nose in disgust, the hospital's disinfectants irritating her sensitive nose. Naruto grimaced while swallowing some air, which she was very thankful she was able to now do, and looked down at her hands to see a small sword with weird squiggly symbols on it and the giant scroll the fox told her to sign. Naruto blinked before remembering some things that the demon had said.
"What's chakra anyway?"
Then, she heard a certain voice say, "You don't even know what chakra is!? *Sigh* Just sit still and reach inside you. You should be able to find it."
Naruto's eyes widened as she squeaked quietly, "Kyuubi!?"
"Shut up! What if those masked people hear you?! Just think what you're going to say and hurry up! Go find your chakra already!"
Okay, okay. Naruto closed her eyes and reached inside her, figuratively of course, and easily found what she thought was the chakra thingy. She mentally tilted her head as she prodded at the warm thing inside. Is this it?
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Naruto decided to take that as a yes before opening her eyes and touching the sword. The sword glowed slightly before stopping. Did I do it?
"Yeah. Hurry up and sign the scroll."
Naruto rolled open the scroll a bit before sitting there, staring blankly at it. "Sign it with your blood." Naruto blinked before looking down at her sword. She gulped and shivered slightly until she heard a sigh of exasperation. Kurama said, "Just bite your thumb. You're my container. You should have sharper canines than the average human." Naruto nodded without really thinking as she bit her thumb.
Then, after clumsily signing the scroll, she rolled it back up before staring at it blankly. How in the world am I going to hide a scroll this giant!?
Naruto could practically see the former fox roll his eyes as she heard him answer, "You summon a fox, obviously. I'll lend you a small amount of my chakra. It should be small enough that it isn't noticeable." Naruto nodded before freezing.
Um... Kyuubi? How do you do that? Naruto heard another sigh as she felt herself being pulled back into her mindscape. Once there, she saw Kurama form the hand signs before being forced out again. Naruto winced as her mind whirled from the sudden transition before clumsily forming the hand signs with her little 6-year-old hands.
Then, Naruto pushed all her chakra into the summoning while feeling a prick of foreign chakra. Naruto's eyes widened when there was a poof of smoke and out appeared a small black fox. The two blinked at each other before the fox seemed to nod and put a paw on the scroll before disappearing again, scroll and all. Naruto felt her jaw drop before regaining her composure when she heard footsteps heading towards her room.
Then, she realized that the sword was still there as she started to panic. WHAT DO I DO!? WHAT DO I DO!? KYUUBI!? WHERE DO I HIDE IT!? UNDER THE BED!? IN THE COVERS!? WHAT DO I DO!? When her only answer was silence she decided to hide it under the covers. In hindsight, hiding a perfectly sharp sword underneath your covers next to you is a bit of a bad idea, but a child in a state of panic is not the smartest kid in the world.
Naruto recomposed herself as her beloved grandfather figure walked in. "Naru-chan. How are you feeling?"
Naruto smiled slightly before responding carefully, "I'm good...It's nice to be able to breathe." She jokingly commented. Sandaime's eyes narrowed ever so slightly before he smiled his famous grandfather smile.
"That's good to know. You can go home already since you have already healed." This made Naruto perk up just as most people, aka other shinobi, do when hearing that they're discharged from the hospital. He gave her a warning gaze, just short of scolding. "Be careful next time, Naru. Currents are very powerful, even when you know how to swim." She nodded seriously, now knowing first hand though she fell into the category of "no swimming experience." He smiled apologetically before continuing, "Well, I have paperwork to tend to so I'll be taking my leave." Naruto nodded as he left before relaxing and taking out the sword she had hidden. Phew! I thought he'd find out about it.
"You remember what I said to do after this, right?"
Of course! Do I look stupid to you?
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I'll take that as an "Of course not Naru-chan, no one could ever think you're stupid!"
"Idiot."
Naruto felt her eye twitch slightly before freezing after looking at her sword. Um... Kyuubi?
"What?"
You do know that I can't carry around a sword with me in town... Naruto could feel the anger from the ancient being as it yelled in her head, making her clutch her head in pain.
"WHO DO YOU THINK I AM, YOU INSOLENT BRAT! I AM THE GREAT KYUUBI! THE STRONGEST, WISEST, SMARTEST, AND OVERALL BEST OF THE TAILED BEASTS! YOU SHOULD BE BOWING BEFORE ME! ..."
And so, Kyuubi's rant of death caused Naruto to have a great headache which eventually led to her death. THE END.
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...Just Kidding ;)
Anyways, Kyuubi's rant lasted for a good five minutes as Naruto constantly gripped her head in pain, before Kurama decided that they had to get moving before nightfall. So, Kurama told Naruto to will the sword to disappear, which she did, and to her complete surprise, it disappeared! Naruto's eyes widened as they started to sparkle. That is so cool!
"Yeah, yeah. Get moving."
Naruto grumbled some incomprehensive words before walking to the library. There, she sneaked around and grabbed some random books about random myths, specifically Japanese myths. She also grabbed some interesting looking books and the ones Kyuubi pointed out.
Then Naruto realized that she couldn't bring all the books home at once, so she hid the books she couldn't hold in the shelf that was closest to the entrance while also hiding from the mean librarian. Naruto went home and back about four to five times before finally gathering all of the books she stole from the library. Isn't stealing bad?
"You're just borrowing the books for a long time. You aren't stealing if you're going to give them back."
Naruto sweat dropped slightly before picking up a random book from her giant pile of books. The title was "Shintoism: Gods and Goddesses". Look up Inari-Sama. Naruto flipped through the surprisingly thick book to Inari's page, albeit with some help from the Kyuubi, as it read, "Inari Ōkami (稲荷大神, also Oinari) is the Japanese kami of foxes, of fertility, rice, tea, and Sake, of agriculture and industry, of general prosperity and worldly success, and one of the principal kami of Shinto."(1)
Naruto just stared at the sentence as she tried to interpret what that meant with her six-year-old mind.
What's agriculture?
"Farming."
Um... Fertility?
"Whether you can make babies or not."
You make babies?
"Nevermind. It's productivity."
What does that mean?
"How well you can make something."
What does that have to do with babies?
"Ignore the babies. What else don't you get?"
What's sake?
"A drink for adults."
What does industry mean?
"Processing raw materials."
What are raw materials?
"Things like cotton and wheat."
Okay... Prosperity?
"Success."
Thanks, Kyuubi.
"Hn."
Is that even a word?
"Shut up. Next time you go to the library, grab a dictionary. Also, go to sleep after you eat. It's time for training. Got it?"
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"Why aren't you replying?"
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"You know you can talk..."
Oh. I was just shutting up. I understood, by the way.
"Smartass."
What does that mean?
"Nothing."
Naruto simply shrugged before rushing to Ichiraku's.
Once there, she pushed herself up onto the stool before ordering some Miso Base Pork Ramen. Teuchi smiled at the little girl before rushing to make enough ramen for at least 10 full grown men.
After finishing her twenty bowls and paying her bill, which was honestly not that much since Teuchi halved the price for the little orphan, Naruto finally went to bed. Naruto yawned while mentally double checking to see if she forgot anything before falling asleep.
Naruto opened her eyes to find herself back in her mindscape. She walked a bit further to find the giant cage that used to hold a giant fox. Naruto looked at the former fox in disbelief as she blinked her eyes several times before shaking her head and accepting the fact that the demon fox was now human. She walked up to the bars of the cage and hesitated to step in before gulping slightly and walking in.
Kyuubi noticed her hesitation but didn't comment as he got up from the water surface. He then spoke, "For the rest of the month, we will train in Taijutsu. The one I will teach you is called Abare-Gitsune. It's a style known for its unpredictableness since there is no stance or katas. That might make it seem easy, but that makes it harder to master. I've never met a human who has mastered this style. Incidentally, you will still have to train your body in the real world." Naruto nodded with a slight gulp before becoming determined. I have to make mom and dad proud of me. I can't call myself the daughter of the Fourth and the Red Hot Habanero without being strong!
For those who don't know Japanese, I'll put out the definition down here, but please know that it may not be 100% accurate so if you spot any mistakes, down here or in the story, please comment on my story or PM me. Also, I will also cite any source down here if I use outside information.
1)Wikipedia
Abare-Gitsune: Rampaging Fox
Fun Fact 7: Naru's least favorite foods are tomatoes, garlic, and hot peppers
Fun Fact 8: Naru thinks that Kurama is too overdramatic and needs a friend
Fun Fact 9: Naru's hobbies include reading and observing wild animals